What is the PBR (Professional Bull Riders)?

Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an association that prides itself on including members from all over the global bull riding community.

As of current, it holds more than 600 fully licensed professionals from the USA, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico to all the way to land down under, Australia!

Its foundations were laid all the way back in 1992 by 20 professional bull riders who were experienced veterans of the rodeo circuit. They and wanted to break out and dedicate an association specifically to bull riding.

PBR Global Cup Team USA Wolves

Bull riding until then used to be considered a subpart of traditional rodeo.

As history shows, from that first initial PBR tour in 1994 to now holding 300 events every year, the audience clearly was demanding such an enterprise and PBR was more than fit to serve it.

PBR Global Cup Team USA Eagles

With over 11 million USD as prize money and an impressive half a billion viewers tuning in worldwide, PBR is one of the biggest sporting associations in the world. The dramatic increase in viewership annually, from 16.4 million in 2004 to over 100 million in 2008, it’s fair to conclude that PBR is one of the fastest growing sports in America and the world.

PBR Global Cup Team Brazil Jaguars

All of this could not have been possible without our association of passionate and talented bull riders from the world over, competing in games of valor and fortitude every year for the title of World Champion!

The showdown takes place at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas where a year’s worth of competing and points scoring all in an effort to take home the grand title finally pays off.

The booking for this year’s events at T-Mobile Arena has already begun. If you want to take a step back in time to see nature being conquered by man’s own hands and strength of spirit, in a completely humane and animal-safe way of course, then head on down and book your tickets today!

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Last Updated on 03/12/2025 by Patrick OD O’Donnell

About the Author:

Patrick OD O'Donnell

Biography:

The moment a bull's gate swings open—that's when Patrick "OD" O'Donnell feels most alive. From his early days riding bareback through Arizona pastures to revolutionizing the bull riding industry as President of Bull Riders Only, OD has lived the Western lifestyle he now champions as Founder of Cowboy Lifestyle Network. Growing up in Casa Grande's sunbaked agricultural heartland, he didn't just learn about horses and ranching, he lived it daily, developing the instincts and grit that would later attract 4 million followers to CLN's authentic voice.

After his baseball days at the University of Arizona, OD saw something others missed: bull riding wasn't just a sport, but was compelling entertainment waiting for the right vision. Between 1990-1997, his leadership transformed local rodeo competitions into sold-out arena events that changed Western sports forever. Today, that same pioneering spirit drives CLN's coverage of everything from championship rodeos to the quiet heroism of ranch life. When he's not building the digital home for cowboy culture, you'll find OD supporting Harris Brothers Charity Foundation, leading CLN’s 25-year Christmas Toy Drive for Arizona kids, or sharing his love of horsemanship with special needs riders through Arizona's own Horses Help. Living proof that authentic Western values still have the power to transform lives.

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